The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-06-10
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AT the Brooklyn Athletic Club games
recently w. Byrdpage, of the University
OF Pennsylvania, broke his own record at
the high jump, with one exception beating
all records. He jumped feet 1-l6 inches,
but sprained his ankle in the attempt
A LARGE eight-story warehouse in New
York, bounded by King, Charlton, West
and Washington streets, and its valuable
contents of cotton, rags, wine and general
merchandise, was almost entirely consumed
by FIRE on the 3lst. Fhe loss was estimated
ct from $3.50, 600 to $780, 900.
JOHN W. DAVIS, Of Pawtucl1et, was in
augurated as Governor of Rhode Island on
the 3lst. The counting of the ballots by a
committee for presentation to the joint
legislative council occupied the entire day.
No election was declared as to Lieutenant
Governor.
COKE strikers at Davidson, near Scott
dale, Pa, recently attempted to blow up the
works with dynamite.
FOUR million feet of lumber owned in
Buffalo, n. Y, burned at Keating Summit
Pa, recently.
BTa collision between a mail and freight
train in the suburbs of Shamokin, Pa, re-
Gently, two persons were fatally injured
aud much damage done.
EXECUTIONS aggregating SlO5 45S have
been entered at Norristown, Pa, against
Daniel D. Hitner, an extensive quarry and
ore miner.
MISS CATHERINE L. WOLFE, by a clause
in her will, authorized her executors to de-
vote 81, ,OOO00O toward an Episcopal Cathe-
dral in New York to be called the Cathedral
OF 'St. John, the Divine" The cathedral
will cost 81, ,OOO0 600 and will be one of the
largest buildings in the world.
Born houses Of the Legislature of New
Hampshire met in joint convention on the
1st and filed vacancies in the senatorial
districts The ballot for Governor resulted :
Thomas Cogswell, of Gilmanton Demo
craft, 146; Charles IL Sawyer, (Repub-
lican), l7S. Mr. Sawyer was declared
elected.
THE New York Dairy Commissioners
visited the dairy farm or Edward Brady,
in Westchester County, recently and found
his herd suffering from pleuro-pneumonia.
They made an appraisal of the animals and
awarded Brady $4,000 for 200 head. The
cows were all killed and the barns burned
CAPTAIN JACK HUssEY, Of Castle Garden
New York, the savior of thirty-four per
sons from drowning and the proud posses
sOr OF a number of medals of honor from
Congress, the Legislature and other bodies
was fatally shot through the body the Other
night by Policeman c. Hannisi, in front o1
his own house. No reason was assigned
for the shooting.
JAY GOULD was reported suffering from
a severe cold. An unfounded rumor start
ed on Wall street that he was dead.
A SPECIAL from Malone, n. Y, of the %
says "Ex-V1ce President William A
Wheeler is dying. He is unconscious, and
while he may live several days. his deatt
at any moment would not be unexpected
Two carloads of Texas ponies that hat
been shipped from Texas to Eastern Penn
svlvania and had been wrongly shipped L
Bangor Ne, were unloaded recently aftel
they had been eighteen days without food
Several of the animals were dead and thos'
thatwere alive were in a terribly emaciate,
condition. No drivers were with them.
PROF. SUMNER, of Yale College, has beer
appointed a member OF the Board Of Visit
ors to the Naval Academy, completing tn
membership of the board.
TUE body of George II. Disque, the wifi,
murderer who was hanged in Jersey City
n. j., recently, was incinerated at Fresl
Pond, n. Y, two days afterward. Brie
religious services were helu in which som,
Of DisQue's relatives took part, before tn
body was placed in the retort.
THE Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church OF America, in session at New
burg, n Y, adopted a resolution declaring
that the violation Of the Sabbath by tn
Post-ofiice Department was one Of tn
greatest sins of the Government rs wei
as one Of the greatest causes Of Sabbat
desecration throughout the whole common
wealth.
THE long strike OF the brewery employe
of Philadelphia ended in o compromise.
THE three Pinkerton men on trial for tn
murder of the boy Hogan during the laboi
struggle at Jersey City, n J. last Janu
airy were acquitted by the jury.